The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a United Kingdom
-based charity
(registered no. 299955) established in 1988 to support closer links between Britain
and Japan
. It was founded with a benefaction from Daiwa Securities Co Ltd (now known as Daiwa Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Japan's second largest brokerage Daiwa Securities Group
).
The Foundation is based at Daiwa Foundation Japan House, a Georgian
town house designed by Decimus Burton
overlooking Regent’s Park in central London
. Daiwa Foundation Japan House acts as a centre for UK-Japan relations in Britain by offering a programme of seminars, exhibitions and book launches as well as meeting rooms for Japan-related activities and facilities for visiting academics.
Part of Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13 Cornwall Terrace, was the home of Sir Arthur Lasenby Liberty
(1843–1917), founder of Liberty & Co..
The Foundation is represented in Japan by its Tokyo
Office, which provides local assistance to Daiwa Scholars and administers grant applications from Japan. It also handles general enquiries about the Foundation's programmes.
The programme was established in 1991 and was inspired by the belief that the exchange of young people would foster mutual understanding and support the long-term relationship between Britain and Japan.
It is a core programme of the Foundation and through it the Foundation seeks to identify future leaders in their fields who will derive personal and professional benefit from obtaining an in-depth experience of Japan.
Since 1991, 129 graduates from 38 universities and 22 different subject areas have completed the programme.
to commemorate the late Mr Yoshitoki Chino KBE
(1923–2004), former Chairman of Daiwa Securities Group and founder Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Foundation.
The Scholarships make a £10,000 contribution towards the tuition costs of an MBA for a selected Japanese student and a selected British student each year, for an initial five year period. Self-financing Japanese and British students are eligible to apply. The British student undertakes an internship, term of exchange study or consulting project in Japan as part of the two year programme.
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants are available from £3,000-£7,000 to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. They can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfil this broad objective. New initiatives are especially encouraged.
Daiwa Foundation Awards
Daiwa Foundation Awards are available from £7,000-£15,000 for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably within the context of an institutional relationship. Projects in academic, professional, cultural and educational fields (except science) are eligible.
The Royal Society Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Joint Project Grants
These grants support travel, subsistence and research for collaborative projects between British and Japanese researchers in the field of science. They are funded by the Foundation and administered by The Royal Society.
Daiwa Adrian Prizes
Every three years, the Foundation makes prizes available in recognition of significant scientific collaboration between Japanese and British research teams.
Seminars
It organises an annual series of evening seminars based on a broad contemporary theme. Seminars draw on the experience and expertise of British and Japanese contributors to explore topics of mutual relevance and to stimulate debate amongst decision-makers. Themes have included: States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan (2010); Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan (2009); Economic Futures: Wealth and Well Being in the UK and Japan (2008); Running the Country: People and Politics in the UK and Japan (2007); Life’s Chances: demographic change in the UK and Japan (2006); The Arts, Culture and Society in the UK and Japan (2005); UK-Japan Cities of the Future: Regeneration and Urban Life (2004); Education and Society (2003); Japan's International Relations (2002).
Exhibitions
The gallery at Daiwa Foundation Japan House displays works by Japanese artists or British artists influenced by Japan. All exhibitions are free of charge.
Book Launches
The book launch series brings together experts to discuss new publications in the field of Japanese studies.
Voluntary groups and academics
Daiwa Foundation Japan House provides space for voluntary groups and academics with connections to Japan. Users of the meeting rooms and other facilities have included Asia-Pacific Technology Network; British Association for Japanese Studies; The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee; Sakura
-kai, Japanese language
classes; Hosei University
; The Japan Society Art Circle; International Children’s Bunko Association; Japanese Women’s Association; Urasenke
Foundation; and flower arranging
groups.
United Kingdom
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-based charity
Charitable organization
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(registered no. 299955) established in 1988 to support closer links between Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was founded with a benefaction from Daiwa Securities Co Ltd (now known as Daiwa Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Japan's second largest brokerage Daiwa Securities Group
Daiwa Securities Group
is Japan's second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities Co..Major group members include Daiwa Securities Co.Ltd., which offers retail services such as online trading to individual investors and Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co.Ltd...
).
Activities
The Foundation carries out its objective through the following activities:- making grants available to individuals, institutions and organisations to promote links between the UK and Japan in all fields of activity
- enabling British and Japanese students and academics to further their education through exchanges and other bilateral initiatives
- awarding Daiwa Scholarships for British graduates to study and undertake work placements in Japan
- organising a year-round programme of events to increase understanding of Japan in the UK
Location
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
town house designed by Decimus Burton
Decimus Burton
Decimus Burton was a prolific English architect and garden designer, He is particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and...
overlooking Regent’s Park in central London
London
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. Daiwa Foundation Japan House acts as a centre for UK-Japan relations in Britain by offering a programme of seminars, exhibitions and book launches as well as meeting rooms for Japan-related activities and facilities for visiting academics.
Part of Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13 Cornwall Terrace, was the home of Sir Arthur Lasenby Liberty
Arthur Lasenby Liberty
Sir Arthur Lasenby Liberty was a London merchant, and the founder of Liberty & Co.Born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of a draper, he began work at sixteen with his uncle who sold lace, and later, another uncle who sold wine...
(1843–1917), founder of Liberty & Co..
The Foundation is represented in Japan by its Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Office, which provides local assistance to Daiwa Scholars and administers grant applications from Japan. It also handles general enquiries about the Foundation's programmes.
Daiwa Scholarships
The Daiwa Scholarship is an educational programme that sends British graduates to Japan for 19 months. Daiwa Scholars spend 12 months on Japanese language study, 1 month on a homestay and 6 months on a work placement. Up to 10 Daiwa Scholarships are available each year.The programme was established in 1991 and was inspired by the belief that the exchange of young people would foster mutual understanding and support the long-term relationship between Britain and Japan.
It is a core programme of the Foundation and through it the Foundation seeks to identify future leaders in their fields who will derive personal and professional benefit from obtaining an in-depth experience of Japan.
Since 1991, 129 graduates from 38 universities and 22 different subject areas have completed the programme.
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Yoshitoki Chino Memorial Scholarships
The Foundation funds a scholarship programme at the London Business SchoolLondon Business School
London Business School is an international business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located in central London, beside Regent's Park...
to commemorate the late Mr Yoshitoki Chino KBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1923–2004), former Chairman of Daiwa Securities Group and founder Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Foundation.
The Scholarships make a £10,000 contribution towards the tuition costs of an MBA for a selected Japanese student and a selected British student each year, for an initial five year period. Self-financing Japanese and British students are eligible to apply. The British student undertakes an internship, term of exchange study or consulting project in Japan as part of the two year programme.
Grants
The Foundation provides funding through the following programmes:Daiwa Foundation Small Grants
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants are available from £3,000-£7,000 to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. They can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects and events that fulfil this broad objective. New initiatives are especially encouraged.
Daiwa Foundation Awards
Daiwa Foundation Awards are available from £7,000-£15,000 for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together, preferably within the context of an institutional relationship. Projects in academic, professional, cultural and educational fields (except science) are eligible.
The Royal Society Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Joint Project Grants
These grants support travel, subsistence and research for collaborative projects between British and Japanese researchers in the field of science. They are funded by the Foundation and administered by The Royal Society.
Daiwa Adrian Prizes
Every three years, the Foundation makes prizes available in recognition of significant scientific collaboration between Japanese and British research teams.
Events
The Foundation has an ongoing programme of UK-Japan events based mainly at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.Seminars
It organises an annual series of evening seminars based on a broad contemporary theme. Seminars draw on the experience and expertise of British and Japanese contributors to explore topics of mutual relevance and to stimulate debate amongst decision-makers. Themes have included: States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan (2010); Changing World Views: International Challenges for the UK and Japan (2009); Economic Futures: Wealth and Well Being in the UK and Japan (2008); Running the Country: People and Politics in the UK and Japan (2007); Life’s Chances: demographic change in the UK and Japan (2006); The Arts, Culture and Society in the UK and Japan (2005); UK-Japan Cities of the Future: Regeneration and Urban Life (2004); Education and Society (2003); Japan's International Relations (2002).
Exhibitions
The gallery at Daiwa Foundation Japan House displays works by Japanese artists or British artists influenced by Japan. All exhibitions are free of charge.
Book Launches
The book launch series brings together experts to discuss new publications in the field of Japanese studies.
Voluntary groups and academics
Daiwa Foundation Japan House provides space for voluntary groups and academics with connections to Japan. Users of the meeting rooms and other facilities have included Asia-Pacific Technology Network; British Association for Japanese Studies; The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee; Sakura
Sakura
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-kai, Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
classes; Hosei University
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...
; The Japan Society Art Circle; International Children’s Bunko Association; Japanese Women’s Association; Urasenke
Urasenke
is the name of one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony. It is one of the san-Senke ; the other two are Omotesenke and Mushakōjisenke....
Foundation; and flower arranging
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as .-Etymology:"Ikebana" is from the Japanese and . Possible translations include "giving life to flowers" and "arranging flowers".- Approach :...
groups.